It is now = 14:37 in SanFrancisco = 23:37 in Berlin W O R L D T I M E C L O C K made in Japan ( 1970 ) ****************************************************************** Version (B) »LORD KING« LOGO ... ( 24 cm x 20 cm ) Version (A) » MEISTER ANKER « by QUELLE-VERSAND, Fuerth / Germany ================================================================== The world map is shown in "North Polar Projection", GMT is on top. This "tic-tac" clock has a "balanced spring" mechanic. A battery powered motor winds up the main spring every 8 minutes. A 12 HOUR FACE shows the LOCAL TIME. An AIRPLANE, circeling the globe, shows the SECONDS. The outer ring with 24 HOURS shows the time in WORLD CITIES with DAY & NIGHT. Detail: Part of the clockwork is a mechanical timer, which ------- activates the electrical contact to power the motor. The contacts are simple and have to be cleaned every quarter. This WorldClock came in a nice teak/alu/acryl/glass housing. After 3 years the motor broke and had to be repaired - and after 7 years a PLASTIC GEAR broke - OhOh! - But lucky - In the meantime I found THE SAME MODEL sold as » LORD KING « - BUT I had to go through the same cycle of MOTOR REPAIRING AFTER 3 YEARS ... Have a look at the REPAIR Procedures ... The » MEISTER ANKER « Story continued in 2014 ... ------------------------------------------------------------------ I found another » MEISTER ANKER « "AS-IS", not working & cheap. I took the best parts out of each and made a working "1-Out-Of-2". Now my friend on the other side of the globe uses this WorldClock: Both we prevent so telephone calls in the partner's sleeping time. powered by a 1.5 Volt D-Cell impressum: ****************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 07/21/14 |